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Jeff Young, EdD(c) Kinesiology, MS, CSCS

Adjunct Lecturer
CUNY York College
New York, New York, United States

Jeff Young is a doctoral candidate in Kinesiology, holds a master’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, a Medical Fitness Association fellow, and has over 30 years of professional experience. He is the CEO and co-founder of the MRF Institute, an internet-based education and consulting firm designed to bridge the gap between medicine, rehab, and fitness. He is an adjunct lecturer at CUNY York College in Queens, NY, the founding and current chair of the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Special Populations Interest Group, former President of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Greater New York Regional Chapter, incoming chair for the Medical Fitness Association’s Northeast Regional committee, and a subject matter expert for several medical, rehabilitation, and fitness organizations. He has worked at world-class facilities such as Duke University, UCLA, and Beth Israel Medical Centers, and as the founding fitness coordinator and faculty practice provider at Mount Sinai Medical Center’s Center for Health and Healing in NYC – the most comprehensive, urban-based, academic integrative medicine and medical fitness facility in the U.S. at the time. Additionally, Jeff is the director and chair of the New York State Physical Activity Coalition - a state-level implementation of the Physical Activity Alliance' national physical activity plan.

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